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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1


                     CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 8, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appear in Per-Se
Technologies, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999.


/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
May 11, 2000